Neufeld Institute

Some children face the world with heightened sensitivity, deep emotions, or unique challenges, and require individualized support. As parents, caregivers, and educators, we want to support them with patience and wisdom - but at times, we may feel unsure of how to help, especially when faced with anxiety, emotional defenses, or struggles with resilience.

The Support Needs Focus Bundle from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022 brings together six sessions designed to help you better understand and nurture children with extra sensitivities or those needing additional support.

This carefully selected collection is filled with practical guidance rooted in developmental science and attachment-based practices, equipping you with the tools to foster resilience, reduce stress, and create a safe, supportive environment where every child can thrive.

$60 | Lifetime Access

For more details and to purchase: https://recordings.neufeldinstitute.org/support-needs-focus

Join us this morning at 10 am Pacific for a LIVE online lecture presented by Dr. Gordon Neufeld. There's still time to register: https://discover.neufeldinstitute.org/

$35 CAD per person
Recording access included

Can't attend live? No problem! The event will be recorded, and all registered participants will receive access to the recording.

Dr. Neufeld will be exploring the important differences between shyness, shame, and social anxiety, which today are so often confused with one another. The impact of the loss of distinction on children can be devastating, never mind on parenting, teaching and even treatment. Teasing these dynamics apart, and reclaiming the right language to support them, has never been more important.

Join us tomorrow for a LIVE online lecture with Dr. Gordon Neufeld. Can't attend live? No problem! The event will be recorded, and all registered participants will receive access to the recording.

It is impossible to make sense of ourselves, never mind our children, without a clear understanding of these three important constructs: shyness, shame & social anxiety. Yet increasingly, these dynamics are becoming confused with each other, with both shyness and shame losing their distinctiveness and drifting into the dark shadow of social anxiety. The impact on children can be devastating, never mind on parenting, teaching and even treatment. Teasing these dynamics apart, and reclaiming the right language to support them, has never been more important.

Thursday, June 5th
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific
$35 CAD per person
Recording access included

Register now: https://discover.neufeldinstitute.org/

Don’t miss Dr. Neufeld’s online lecture THIS THURSDAY on the subject of shyness, shame, and social anxiety!

These dynamics are becoming confused with each other, with both shyness and shame losing their distinctiveness and drifting into the dark shadow of social anxiety. Teasing these dynamics apart, and reclaiming the right language to support them, has never been more important.

Shyness, Shame, and Social Anxiety: Teasing Them Apart
Online lecture with Dr. Gordon Neufeld

June 5th, 2025 – 10:00 AM Pacific
Recording included
Tickets $35

More information and registration: https://discover.neufeldinstitute.org/

When did we start confusing shyness with social anxiety?
What was Nature intending when it wired us this way?
And how can we safeguard our sensitive children from being misunderstood?

If shyness is a subject close to your heart and you’re eager to learn more, don’t miss Dr. Neufeld’s upcoming online lecture. He’ll explore the important differences between shyness, shame, and social anxiety - offering clarity, compassion, and a developmental lens.

Shyness, Shame, and Social Anxiety: Teasing Them Apart
An online lecture with Dr. Gordon Neufeld
June 5th, 2025 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific

Recording access included.
Tickets: $35

Find out more and register now on our new learning platform: https://discover.neufeldinstitute.org/

“We must have the hearts of our children - our adolescents, our young children, our grandchildren - to be the father, the mother, the grandparent that we were meant to be and that they need. So simple. So simple. It is the relationship of the child to the parent, to the adult, that is the context that provides us with what we need to do our job.”

– Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Power to Parent I: The Vital Connection

             

Join us for the Neufeld Aotearoa Conference ‘25, an in-person and livestream event exploring mental health and behaviour challenges with insight and hope. Keynote speakers include Dr. Gordon Neufeld, who will join via Zoom, and Dr. Deborah MacNamara, who will be at the conference in-person. The Neufeld Aotearoa team will also present various seminars.

NAVIGATING MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOUR CHALLENGES:
Insight and Hope for Tamariki and Rangatahi

When our tamariki (children) and rangatahi (youth) struggle with mental health challenges, traditional approaches often miss a crucial truth: healing and growth are rooted in our fundamental human need for secure attachment.

This conference is relevant for parents, caregivers, teachers, counsellors, social workers, mental health clinicians - basically anyone who knows a child and would like to hold and offer hope. We believe you can make a difference.

LIVESTREAM TICKET OPTIONS

Full Conference:
June 6, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm NZT
June 5, 2:00 pm – June 6, 2:00 am PDT
General Admission: $130 NZD ($107 CAD)

Evening Presentation Only:
June 6, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm NZT
June 6, 12:00 am – 2:00 am PDT
General Admission: $30 NZD ($25 CAD)

Can't join the presentation live? No worries!
Participants can view the recording for up to three months.

Post-conference access will also be available for purchase through Neufeld Aotearoa.

These livestream offerings are a fundraiser for the Neufeld Institute, with proceeds donated directly to the Institute by Neufeld Aotearoa. Thank you for your support!

For tickets and full event info: https://neufeldaotearoa.org/events/

“Attaching is a highly vulnerable movement - we set ourselves up for separation. When we want to matter, we set ourselves up for seeing that we don’t matter. When we want somebody’s affection, we set ourselves up for seeing the lack of it. When we get close to somebody, we set ourselves up to lose them.”

- Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Intensive I: Making Sense of Kids

It is impossible to make sense of ourselves, never mind our children, without a clear understanding of these three important constructs. Yet increasingly, these dynamics are becoming confused with each other, with both shyness and shame losing their distinctiveness and drifting into the dark shadow of social anxiety. The impact on children can be devastating, never mind on parenting, teaching and even treatment. Teasing these dynamics apart, and reclaiming the right language to support them, has never been more important.

Join Dr. Gordon Neufeld to explore these topics in this online lecture on June 5th. Tuition is $35. Register now: https://discover.neufeldinstitute.org/

Can't attend live? No problem! The event will be recorded, and all registered participants will receive access to the recording.

Our primary focus with children should be in becoming agents of attachment in a world that is coming undone. The most powerful changes will come through deepening relationships. It is through the child's attachment to us that we have access to the child.

Adolescence is a time of immense growth – and it can also feel like a minefield of big emotions, digital distractions, and sudden withdrawal. As parents, caregivers, and educators, we want to show up with wisdom, but where do we start?

The Adolescent Focus Bundle offers 13+ hours of on-demand insights from the Neufeld Institute’s 2022 Conference, rooted in developmental science and attachment-based practices.

Whether you’re navigating teen anxiety, emotional disconnection, or peer pressure, this bundle equips you with tools to foster resilience, strengthen connection, and support teens through life’s ups and downs.

$60 | Lifetime Access

For more details and to purchase: https://recordings.neufeldinstitute.org/adolescent-focus